Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-11-06
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in AJ
Scientific paper
10.1088/0004-6256/137/2/3293
Using the Expanded Very Large Array, we have conducted a search for 22.2 GHz H2O megamaser emission in the strongly lensed submm galaxy, SMM J16359+6612 at z=2.517. This object is lensed into three components, and after a correction for magnification is applied to its submm-wavelength flux density, it is typical of the bulk of the high-redshift, submm galaxy population responsible for the 850 um extragalactic background (S(850um)~1 mJy). We do not detect any H2O megamaser emission, but the lensing allows us to place an interesting constraint on the luminosity of any megamasers present, L(H2O) < 5305 solar luminosities for an assumed linewidth of 80 km/s. Because the far-infrared luminosity in submm galaxies is mainly powered by star formation, and very luminous H2O megamasers are more commonly associated with quasar activity, it could be that blind searches for H2O megamasers will not be an effective means of determining redshifts for less luminous members of the submm galaxy population.
Carilli Chris L.
Edmonds Robert
Hughes David H.
Humphreys E. M. L.
Menten Karl. M.
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